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THE demolition of East Perth’s Banks Reserve Pavilion has been stayed for a second time as regular users of the community hall made an impassioned plea to Vincent councillors not to bowl it over. The pavilion was due to be demolished on July 20, but regular hall users fronted Vincent council’s agenda briefing session this…
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MORLEY is sad and hurting, but how to turn it around? In this week’s Speakers’ Corner resident JOSH EVESON takes a look at Bayswater council’s upcoming Morley Activity Centre Streetscape Plan. Councillors vote on whether to endorse it on July 27. FIRSTLY, I’d like to thank the team that has got the Morley Streetscape Plan…
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EIGHTEEN days of biblical rain and counting. As I splashed through the puddles on Oxford Street, I felt like a slightly-overweight Noah, looking for bits of wood to make my ark, “Blue Origin II”. As the rain became torrential, I sought refuge in Three Sisters Vietnamese Tuckshop, a cute little number at the quieter end…
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#METOO protests may have slipped from the front pages, but the pause in finger-pointing and shaming has opened the way for the arts to take a nuanced – but still pointy – look at where to next. Fremantle Theatre Company will follow up last year’s debut breakthrough featuring Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Davies with a local…
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THE highs and lows of Pasifika queer life are captured in an extremely personal film by Sione Tuívailala Monū at PICA art gallery. Shot entirely on an iPhone, we get a voyeuristic glimpse into the lives of Monū and their friends – a mix of the mundane and the outrageously camp. Smoking, making a bag…
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THIS charming Inglewood home is perfect for downsizers or a small family. Featuring two bedrooms and a bathroom, it’s super low maintenance and situated on a 322sqm corner block. The centrepiece of this home is the spacious lounge, which has an original, decorative brick fireplace. It’s a nice relaxing space and feels like a spot…
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AFTER a two week Delta-related postponement, the inaugural Maali Festival is back on to celebrate the oldest living cultures on Earth. Put on by Black Swan Theatre Company, Maali Festival is named after the Noongar word for black swan. Curated by Ian Michael, (Wilman Nyoongar) and Chloe Ogilvie, (Yamatji Nhanda), it’s themed around reclaiming the…
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PERTH councillors have endorsed a plan to triple the CBD population to 90,000 by 2050, outstripping the state government’s own target. This week the council approved a strategy which sets out the first 15 years of actions to boost the population, locking in the aspirational target set by commissioners who sat in while the previous council…
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BANKS Reserve Pavilion will be demolished after all, with a community protest only slightly delaying its demise. Vincent councillors were not willing to rescind a 2019 decision to demolish the pavilion, which was made on the basis that it was getting too old and expensive to make compliant with building standards and because its use…
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PEOPLE who spent their childhoods in institutional care are campaigning to get a missing memorial back on display after it was removed from the Northbridge Cultural Centre without consultation. Judith Forrest’s artwork “Unfolding Lives” holds special significance to care leavers. Styled after a child’s “chatterbox” folded paper toy, the sculpture is inscribed with words by author…
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